Get Out of My Life: The bestselling guide to the twenty-first-century teenager - Softcover

Franks, Suzanne; Wolf, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846680875 ISBN 13: 9781846680878

Publisher: Profile Books, 2008

Synopsis

This bestselling survival manual is for parents who find themselves marooned among volatile and incomprehensible aliens on Planet Teen. It looks at all the difficult issues of bringing up teenagers - school, sex, drugs and more. But it's the title of the second chapter, 'What They Do and Why' that best captures the book's spirit and technique, explaining how to translate teenage behaviour into its true, often less complictaed meaning.

One key mistake, for instance, is getting in no-win conflicts instead of having the wisdom to shut up when shutting up would be the most effective - albeit least satisfying - thing to do.

The message is clear: parenting adolescents is inherently difficult. Don't judge yourself too harshly!

About this title

Review:

"'Reassuring, very funny and spot-on.' Michelle Hanson, author of Treasure the Teenage Terror 'A US word-of-mouth 300,000 copy bestseller... here at last... a great book.' Reading Evening Post 'A handbook for parents on the front line.' Herald (Glasgow)"

Book Description:

Teenagers are tough and anyone who has their own needs help. Witty, enjoyable and genuinely insightful, Get Out of My Life is now updated with everything from iPods to Facebook.

About this edition

• Publisher: Profile Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1846680875
• ISBN 13: 9781846680878
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304